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Is there a better way to kick off this crazy week than with some downright slick remixes from the always on point/always mysterious Memory Tapes? I think not. They recently dropped a super swell remix of True Panther’s Tanlines as well as jumped on the Phoenix remix bandwagon (a little late) with a remake of “1901″. Check them:
mp3: Tanlines – Real Life (Memory Tapes Remix)
mp3: Phoenix – 1901 (Memory Tapes Remix)
Two bands that put out stellar albums this year clash when YACHT does their bestest to bring their infectious styles to Phoenix’s “Armistice”. I was pretty much hooked as soon as I heard the thick bass line bounce through the track, but the when Bizarre-Love-Triangle-like synths kicked in I nearly died and went to heaven.
mp3: Phoenix – Armistice (YACHT Remix)
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mp3: Phoenix – Armistice
mp3: Noah and The Whale – Blue Skies (YACHT Remix)
Holy crap this is just what I needed for today. Last night I managed little sleep so I’m….dragging…a bit. Passion Pit’s Shuttle seems to be the cure right now with his G-R-E-A-T remix of Phoenix’s “Love Like A Sunset”. It’s literally the only thing keeping my eyes open right now. He’s taken the spacey original and woven a great/hard beat through the entire thing, all while keeping a slice of the original feel hanging around. I’m amazed Shuttle pulled this off. Check it:
mp3: Phoenix – Love Like A Sunset (Shuttle Remix)
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mp3: Passion Pit – The Reeling (Shuttle Remix)
mp3: Shuttle – Rotten Guts featuring Cadence Weapon
Photo by Alex Tabet
Wow it’s been a busy week for remixes, especially since two prominent and pretty sweet ones came out of none other than Phoenix. Sure there’s been a quadrillion attempts to remix this band and some have shined, some have not. But when Devendra Banhart and Animal Collective are mentioned, one has to be a bit excited. Apparently DB was a fan of Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix much like the rest of the world and jumped at the chance to take part in the remix of “Rome” with Neighbors. The re-arranged version is soft, subtle, and beautiful. The same can be said about Animal Co Deakin’s re-imagination of “Love Like A Sunset”. Really this was the song(s) I thought AC would tackle. There are some similar vibes coming off it that naturally meet up with AC’s expansive shimmering sound. Anyway…enough talk…
mp3: Phoenix – Rome (Neighbors Remix featuring Devendra Banhart)
mp3: Phoenix – Love Like A Sunset (Animal Collective Remix)
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mp3: Phoenix – Rome
Friendly Fires remixing Phoenix? NOICE! Listening to this remix of “Fences” I’m reminded of old school club music meshed with modern day slice and dice mix mayhem. Some of the toning is a little strange, but all in all the remix comes as advertised. Check it:
mp3: Phoenix – Fences (Friendly Fires Remix)
And guess what…this will not be the last remix of “Fences” you hear because Phoenix, like the kind folks they are, have offered up the stems for all to use and re-work. Get them here and get ready for the wave.
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mp3: Phoenix – Fences
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mp3: We Have Band – Oh! (Andrew Friendly Remix) *this is not a Friendly Fires remix…I was mistaken…but it still kicks ass!*
Phoenix = good music. That’s a fact. What’s also true is that there have been an overload of Phoenix remixes as of late. I mean we’re stepping into Lykke Li/Radiohead territory for remix saturation. Most of the time I just glaze past them but when the actual band posts a remix to their blog, I stop and listen. Phoenix recently put up this fab combo remix of “Lisztomania” by Paris’ A Fight For Love and 25 Hours A Day. Check it:
mp3: Phoenix – Lisztomania (A Fight For Love and 25 Hours A Day Remix)
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mp3: Phoenix – Lisztomania (Classixx Version)
IGIF featured one of the leaked tracks, “Fables”, from The Dodos‘ upcoming album Time To Die album. Their debut, Visiter, was a raw energetic folk explosion of an album. The vibe is pushed way down on this track for a more polished studio sound. It’s okay…I guess.
mp3: The Dodos – Fables
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Pretty Much Amazing just posted this new Friendly Fires track, “Kiss Of Life” (the quality is ho hum). I love the swarms of rhythm packed into it. It just makes me want to run, dance, flip, and holler all at once.
mp3: Friendly Fires – Kiss Of Life
and just because I love Friendly Fires so darn much:
mp3: Friendly Fires – Skeleton Boy (Air France Remix)
mp3: Friendly Fires – I’m Good I’m Gone (Lykke Li Cover)
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Numerous blogs have been raving about the new collaboration of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, Jim James, and M.Ward aka Monsters Of Folk and their first released track “Say Please” off of the S/T album to come out on September 22nd. “Say Please” sounds like an old fashioned McCartney sing along jam and there’s nothing wrong with that at all.
mp3: Monsters Of Folk – Say Please
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Of course I don’t think there’s been a week where I haven’t come across a new remix of Phoenix’s “1901″. This spaced out slider is courtesy of Fortune.
mp3: Phoenix – 1901 (Fortune Remix)
Las Vegas’ Afghan Raiders are tearing up my inbox as of late. Not only did they just send over their new singles “Morphine Dream” and “Admiral’s Doorbell”, which are intense alleyway electronic drama pop tales, they also dropped off a rough and raucous version of Phoenix’s “1901″. Listen and love:
mp3: Afghan Raiders – Morphine
mp3: Afghan Raiders – Admiral’s Doorbell
mp3: Phoenix – 1901 (Afghan Raiders Remix)
Photo by David Padilla
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